Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
In 2024, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased 7% from the previous year—to an average of $18.9 million in total compensation. Meanwhile, the median U.S. worker made just $49,500, a 3 percent bump over the previous year.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCBP | Bcb Bancorp Inc | Michael Shriner | 2024 | $860,491 |
| HWBK | Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. | Brent Giles | 2024 | $860,453 |
| RFL | Rafael Holdings, Inc. | William Conkling | 2024 | $859,303 |
| FLUX | Flux Power Holdings, Inc. | Ronald Dutt | 2024 | $859,155 |
| OPTT | Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | Philipp Stratmann | 2024 | $858,889 |
| SMTI | Sanara MedTech Inc. | Ronald Nixon | 2024 | $855,758 |
| CZFS | Citizens Financial Services Inc | Randall Black | 2024 | $853,606 |
| AWHL | Aspira Women's Health Inc. | Nicole Sandford | 2024 | $849,187 |
| CELU | Celularity Inc | Robert Hariri | 2024 | $848,959 |
| TRML | Tourmaline Bio, Inc. | Sandeep Kulkarni | 2024 | $848,250 |
| NEWT | NewtekOne, Inc. | Barry Sloane | 2024 | $846,000 |
| LOB | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | James Mahan | 2024 | $844,974 |
| CHRO | Channel Therapeutics Corp | Francis Knuettel | 2024 | $843,422 |
| RAVE | Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. | Brandon Solano | 2024 | $843,058 |
| VERO | Venus Concept Inc. | Rajiv De Silva | 2024 | $842,625 |
| ATXI | Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. | Alexandra MacLean | 2024 | $840,100 |
| AFIB | Acutus Medical, Inc. | David Roman | 2024 | $832,368 |
| LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Michael Lebby | 2024 | $832,095 |
| FURY | Fury Gold Mines Ltd | Tim Clark | 2024 | $830,917 |
| NRXP | NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jonathan Javitt | 2024 | $825,000 |
NOTE: For companies with more than one CEO during the year, the highest-paid CEO is included in the database. Pay ratio between CEO pay and median employee pay are displayed as disclosed by each company’s proxy statement. The CEO pay ratio may not equal the displayed CEO’s total compensation due to differing company methodologies in calculating pay ratios.
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